Police arrested 11 suspects, including four Mexican nationals and one woman, after uncovering a drug manufacturing laboratory on a farm in Swarttruggens, North West.
Image: Supplied/SAPS
Eleven suspects, including four Mexican nationals and one woman, were arrested after police discovered drugs with an estimated street value of R100 million at a manufacturing laboratory on a farm in Swarttruggens, North West.
The drugs were seized Wednesday morning.
National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the suspects include four Mexican nationals and one woman.
She said the intelligence-driven operation was executed by the National Head Office Crime Intelligence, National Head Office Organised Crime Investigations and a National team from the DPCI.
“This intelligence-driven operation resulted in the successful dismantling of the drug lab and the arrest of the suspects.”
Meanwhile, the Acting National Commissioner of the SAPS, Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has welcomed the arrest of the suspects.
Dimpane commended members for their continued commitment in dismantling organised crime syndicates involved in the manufacturing and distribution of drugs.
“The latest drug bust must send a stern warning to criminals that the South African Police Service remains resolute and relentless in the fight against crime.”
“We will continue to intensify operations aimed at disrupting and dismantling drug networks operating within our communities,” Dimpane said.
Eleven suspects, including four Mexican nationals, were arrested after police uncovered a suspected drug manufacturing operation on a farm in Swarttruggens, North West.
Image: Supplied/SAPS
The police said last week alone, police arrested 280 suspects for dealing in drugs and a further 2 573 suspects for possession of drugs during operations conducted across the country.
“Police investigations into the matter are continuing,” Mathe added.
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